24 Avenue B, Manhattan, NY 10009

24 Avenue B, a 6-story, 61-unit residential building constructed in 1997 and currently owned by Jordan Vogel, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past several years, with multiple emergency complaints recorded between 2022 and 2025. The most recent incidents occurred in May 2025, involving both apartment-specific and building-wide conditions, though inspectors often encountered access issues that prevented full evaluation of the problems.

The building has also faced several significant challenges, including multiple complaints regarding illegal hotel room operations in 2023 (with associated violations), and a concerning unsanitary condition involving pests reported in February 2024. Of particular note are the April 2023 Environmental Control Board violations concerning Apartment 5F, which documented illegal occupancy as converted SRO units with multiple regulatory failures including inadequate fire safety systems and unauthorized construction work, although these violations were later resolved with fines totaling $10,000. The property's maintenance record shows consistent attention to rodent control, passing inspections between 2020 and 2025, and recent bedbug reports (2022-2023) indicated no active infestations.

The building has had occasional issues with compliance regarding energy usage reporting, as evidenced by 2023 violations for failure to file benchmarking reports, though these were ultimately dismissed. Historically, the building has maintained a regular schedule of permits for various maintenance and improvement work, with the most recent permits issued in 2020-2021. While the building has demonstrated an ability to address many maintenance issues, the pattern of repeated heat and hot water complaints suggests an ongoing challenge in maintaining consistent building-wide systems, which has been a significant source of tenant complaints over the years.